hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the us house of representatives has just voted to pass presidentjoe biden s $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill. the republicans, who say it is too expensive, had fought to get it defeated in committees before it reaches the house floor. this was the moment when the speaker gave the final tally to members. on this vote, the yays are 219, the nays are 212. the bill is passed without objection. the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. applause its passage faces challenges in the senate, whose rules expert blocked a section of the bill that would double the mimimum wage to 15 dollars per hour. the american rescue plan would pay for vaccines and medical supplies and send a new round of emergency financial aid to households, small businesses and state and local governments. our washington correspondent lebo diseko sent us this latest update. it s not a surprise that this bill has passed in the house. democr
the women s six nations gets underway today. it was delayed by the pandemic but is now taking centre stage. can england retain their title? they face scotland in the opening game this afternoon. good morning. a dry day ahead with some sunshine, particularly in the north and west. cooler and cloudier in eastern england. all the details coming up on breakfast. it s saturday 3rd april. our top story: care home residents in england will be allowed two regular visitors indoors from the 12th of april in a further relaxation visitors will also be able to bring babies and young children with them, meaning some residents could meet grandchildren for the first time. charlotte wright has this report. it has been an agonising year for those with relatives locked down in care homes. but last month, as restrictions started to ease, some were able to hold their loved ones hands for the first time since the start of the pandemic. now from the 12th of april, more family members will be reuni
in just the past hour, the u.s. house of representatives passing president biden s sweeping $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. the vote was nearly straight down party lines. two democrats broke ranks and joined republicans to vote against the measure. now the bill goes to the u.s. senate. now, this development will be a profound relief for millions of americans who have been struggling to get by during this pandemic. what s actually in the bill? cnn s brian todd breaks it down for us. reporter: michelle mitchum is a mother of four who has been out of a job since july because of the pandemic. she recently told cnn that while she s built a career in sales, she s found herself applying for jobs she never considered before. i ve been applying for, i mean, any type of jobs. it doesn t matter if it s entry level, if it s, you know, internships, if it s janitorial. if it s anything, i ve been applying. reporter: mitchum and millions of americans out of work because of th
nearly 17,000 appointments this weekend. the debate at this hour in the senate on president biden s covid relief bill. the status tonight of those $1,400 checks and unemployment benefits. rachel scott live on the hill. at this hour, news on new york governor andrew cuomo. what some state lawmakers are moving to do. and one of the women accusing him of misconduct. the investigation into the attack on the capitol, and tonight, news of an arrest. a former trump appointee at the state department now accused of attacking police officers on that day. u.s. forces in iraq. that attack on a base with american forces, and tonight our martha raddatz one-on-one with defense secretary lloyd austin, asking what kind of response americans can expect. meantime, pope francis in iraq tonight, moving forward with his historic trip amid these tensions. the unprecedented security for the pope, and ian pannell from iraq. here at home, the scare in new york city, amid the pandemic, outdoo
dr. fauci about this , he was encouraged and said maybe that warning he had about everyone wearing masks well into 2022 maybe not necessary. you re going to hear from him. you re also hearing from what s happening across the world because the progress we re having here is not being echoed in other countries around the world, where this weekend, in places like italy and in france, they re in lockdowns and urging residents not to go to church. maybe instead, on easter sunday, pray at home. welcome, everybody i m neil cavuto, and this is cavuto live, we ve got a lot going on in this country that i think sometimes we forget the good news that we re forgetting in this country particularly when it comes to the virus and the vaccines and how close we are to fully a third of all americans getting vaccinated. stunning, fast, unprecedented, and real, and real good news. alicia kunia with the latest in denver. reporter: hi, good morning, neil you know, even as the u.s. is administered m